Cloud Management Portals: control rooms for the latest developments in IT

Many IT departments do not have enough control over the cloud solutions that their employees have been using in recent years – often on their own initiative. Cloud Management Platforms offer a solution to this issue. SURFnet has set up a platform of this type for the education and research sector. This article explains the importance of Cloud Management Portals, of which SURF’s SURFcumulus service is an example.